Tiger Shroff has been finalised for Indian remake of Hollywood actioner Rambo, which starred action icon, Sylvester Stallone. It will be directed by Siddharth Anand and co-produced by M! Capital Ventures, Original Entertainment, Impact Films and Siddharth Anand Pictures. Actors like Hrithik Roshan and Sidharth Malhotra were in consideration for the role, but nothing was materialised. The buzz around the remake is huge in India.
Rambo franchise first came to life in 1982 with First Blood, which minted over $125 million worldwide. It was followed by a number of successful remakes, including the most recent Rambo in 2008, which earned $113 million globally, the report notes. The Indian remake will be given a desi twist.
It will follow a life of last surviving member of an elite covert unit of the Indian Armed Forces who returns home to discover a war waging in his own land. And how he unleashes mayhem by becoming an unstoppable machine after tough training. Siddharth Anand, who also directed ‘Bang Bang’ an Indian remake of Tom Cruise’s Knight and Day, said Rambo is one of the most iconic action blockbuster films from my generation. I grew up looking up to heroes such as Stallone, and in a time where the Indian industry is lacking action characters of Rambo’s caliber, this is a perfect time to introduce Tiger in this role. Tiger Shroff has a power and vulnerability that will make him the next iconic action hero of our time, director said
Actor Tiger Shroff is very excited to get on a board, but says he can never replace Sylvester Stallone. The actor has taken it to Insta to share the first look of the movie, where he is seen in a bare-bodied appearance, all grim and fierce, and shooting at someone unseen with his huge gun. We don’t know how great an idea it is to remake the iconic Rambo, but even Tiger agrees with our apprehensions as he captioned the pic as, ‘Grew up on this character, humbled and blessed to step into his shoes years later. #RamboRemake. #greatestactionheroofalltime #legend #irreplacable #rambo.